When Carlson pressed the senator on whether AIPAC’s “goals are shaped by the Israeli government’s,” Cruz pointed to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and said, “The law on lobbying on behalf of someone, it is I hire you and you lobby on behalf of me. … Does Israel direct AIPAC? No, they are not lobbying on behalf of them. Do they care about them? Yes.”
Cruz went on to tell Carlson, “It’s a very weird thing, the obsession with Israel. You’re not talking about Chinese, you’re not talking about Japanese, you’re not talking about the Brits, you’re not talking about the French. The question is: ‘What about the Jews? What about the Jews?’”
“This has nothing to do with Jews or Judaism,” Carlson shot back. “It has to do with a foreign government.
“'Isn’t Israel controlling our foreign policy?' That’s not about the Jews?” asked Cruz. “ ... If you’re not an antisemite, give me another reason why the obsession is Israel.”
After earlier stating he first ran for Congress in 2012 “with the stated intention of being the leading defender of Israel in the United States Senate,” Cruz offered a twofold explanation, rooted first in his Christian faith. “As a Christian, growing up in Sunday school, I was taught from the Bible that those who bless Israel will be blessed, and those who curse Israel will be cursed. I want to be on the blessing side of things,” he stated, an apparent reference to Genesis 12:3.
Cruz’s biblical reference drew immediate scrutiny. “Those who bless the government of Israel?” Carlson countered.
“Those who bless Israel is what it says, it doesn’t say the government of, it says the nation of Israel,” Cruz replied.
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Ted Cruz cites Genesis 12:3 as 'personal motivation' for supporting Israel in heated Tucker Carlson interview
Cruz went on to tell Carlson, “It’s a very weird thing, the obsession with Israel. You’re not talking about Chinese, you’re not talking about Japanese, you’re not talking about the Brits, you’re not talking about the French. The question is: ‘What about the Jews? What about the Jews?’”
“This has nothing to do with Jews or Judaism,” Carlson shot back. “It has to do with a foreign government.
“'Isn’t Israel controlling our foreign policy?' That’s not about the Jews?” asked Cruz. “ ... If you’re not an antisemite, give me another reason why the obsession is Israel.”
After earlier stating he first ran for Congress in 2012 “with the stated intention of being the leading defender of Israel in the United States Senate,” Cruz offered a twofold explanation, rooted first in his Christian faith. “As a Christian, growing up in Sunday school, I was taught from the Bible that those who bless Israel will be blessed, and those who curse Israel will be cursed. I want to be on the blessing side of things,” he stated, an apparent reference to Genesis 12:3.
Cruz’s biblical reference drew immediate scrutiny. “Those who bless the government of Israel?” Carlson countered.
“Those who bless Israel is what it says, it doesn’t say the government of, it says the nation of Israel,” Cruz replied.
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Ted Cruz cites Genesis 12:3 as 'personal motivation' for supporting Israel in heated Tucker Carlson interview
